The Colbert Report

Tea Party Face-Off Preview

Season 7 • 09/12/2011

Tim Pawlenty endorsing Mitt Romney for president is like Miracle Whip endorsing mayonnaise.

More

Watching

00:34

Intro - 9/7/11
The Colbert ReportS7

Controversy erupts over a DC monument, Des Moines may be hiding something, and Robin Wright discusses her book on the Arab Spring.
09/07/2011
06:00

Barack Obama's Jobs Speech
The Colbert ReportS7

To reach the unemployed, Barack Obama should deliver his speech when the unemployed are watching TV: at 3 a.m., right after a Slap Chop commercial.
09/08/2011
00:06

Sign Off - Old Milwaukee Beer
The Colbert ReportS7

Stephen says good night and sips from his can of Old Milwaukee.
09/08/2011
03:50

Republican Presidential Debate Media Coverage
The Colbert ReportS7

All the 2012 election media coverage until now has been bulls**t, but everything from here out is crucial, life-or-death stuff.
09/08/2011
06:05

Tom Brokaw
The Colbert ReportS7

Tom Brokaw recalls the experience of reporting on the 9/11 attacks and explores how Americans have been shaped by the tragedy.
09/08/2011
04:49

Rick Perry Presents
The Colbert ReportS7

Rick Perry takes on the 800-pound gorilla in the room, being stomped on by the elephant in the room, being ridden by the emperor who has no clothes: Social Security.
09/08/2011
06:09

Diane Sawyer
The Colbert ReportS7

Diane Sawyer discusses the unedited recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, released 50 years after John F. Kennedy's inauguration.
09/12/2011
00:06

Sign Off - Stephen's Mug
The Colbert ReportS7

Stephen says goodnight and takes a big swig from his Colbert Report mug.
09/12/2011
04:37

Shopping Griefportunities
The Colbert ReportS7

If Americans can exploit the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to make a quick buck, it's like hitting the terrorists with economic Jujitsu.
09/12/2011
07:24

Stephen Reports on an Old-Fashioned Hero
The Colbert ReportS7

Newspapers are part of America's past, like buggy whip makers and the middle class, but they still perform an important function.
09/12/2011
02:35

Tea Party Face-Off Preview
The Colbert ReportS7

The real game changer came before the Republican debate, when former candidate Tim Pawlenty stopped by to borrow a cup of airtime from "Fox & Friends."
09/12/2011
03:23

Ron Paul 2012
The Colbert ReportS7

Ron Paul needs a credible national endorsement to give his campaign the kind of legitimacy his campaign has not been able to get from his campaign.
09/13/2011
01:59

Barack Obama's American Jobs Act
The Colbert ReportS7

Barack Obama's plan is just more job-killing spending, adding to America's job-killing debt, so he can create some job-killing jobs.
09/13/2011
04:32

Barack Obama's American Jobs Act - Paul Krugman
The Colbert ReportS7

The New York Times' Paul Krugman talks about the Lesser Depression and the confidence fairy's effect on the American economy.
09/13/2011
00:11

Sign Off - "Stephen Colbert"
The Colbert ReportS7

Stephen says goodnight with air quotes around his name.
09/13/2011
00:25

Intro - 9/13/11
The Colbert ReportS7

Barack Obama plans to create jobs in the job plan-creating industry, and Former Vice President Al Gore discusses global warming.
09/13/2011
03:24

CNN-Tea Party Republican Debate
The Colbert ReportS7

Debates are supposed to help Americans find the Republican presidential candidate, but instead they found the running mate.
09/13/2011
06:42

Al Gore
The Colbert ReportS7

Al Gore talks about his work on the Climate Reality Project and marvels at the sophistication of Stephen's global warming metaphor.
09/13/2011
03:02

Jobs Bill Clipgate
The Colbert ReportS7

If Barack Obama really believed in his jobs bill, he should have presented it in a leather-bound volume with gold filigree and illuminated initials.
09/14/2011
04:19

Rick Perry's HPV Vaccine Mandate
The Colbert ReportS7

If Americans let the government mandate the HPV vaccine, they might as well let the U.N.'s jackbooted thugs inject their daughters with pharmaceutical-grade slut juice.
09/14/2011
03:42

Return to Sender
The Colbert ReportS7

There's one downside to the United States becoming the only civilized nation without a postal service, but Stephen has just the solution.
09/14/2011
You may also like5 Videos
Trailer
01:49

"South Park: Snow Day!" Trailer
South Park

Join your favorite South Park characters as they fight for neighborhood dominance during a blizzard in "South Park: Snow Day!," available now.
03/26/2024
Trailer
00:28

Make the Most of a Day Off with "South Park: Snow Day!"
South ParkS26

Join Cartman and the neighborhood kids as they battle Stan, who has his own ideas about the rules of their fantasy game, in the "South Park: Snow Day!" video game, now available to preorder.
12/21/2023
Trailer
01:00

"Star Trek: very Short Treks" Has Lightyears of Laughs
Star Trek: very Short TreksS1

Relive the classic vibe of "Star Trek: The Animated Series," and join Riker, Spock and more Starfleet faces on the bite-sized journeys of "Star Trek: very Short Treks," now streaming.
11/22/2023
Trailer
01:00

Fires and Full Moons Breed a New Terror on Wolf Pack

A California wildfire awakens a werewolf, but a group of curious teens -- once bitten -- will not shy away from the threat of decimation on Wolf Pack, streaming January 26 on Paramount+.
10/12/2022
Trailer
01:41

This Game of M.A.S.H. Is a Real Monster in Cursed Friends
Cursed Friends

Four pals must break an evil spell and change their fates when a classic kid's game to predict the future comes back to haunt them in the Comedy Central original movie Cursed Friends.
10/10/2022